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UNRWA Chief Calls For ‘clear And Unequivocal Guarantees’ On Staff Safety In Hamas-controlled Gaza
Friday, 4 June 2021, 4:07 pm | UN News
The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for “clear and unequivocal guarantees” over the safety and security of staff working to restore critical services in Gaza, following last month’s conflict between ... More >>
Accountability Crucial To ‘truly Relegate’ Syria Chemical Weapons To History
Friday, 4 June 2021, 4:05 pm | UN News
Until those responsible for any and all chemical weapons use in Syria are held responsible, the global community will continue sending a message of impunity, the senior UN disarmament official warned the Security Council on Thursday. Izumi Nakamitsu , the UN High Representative ... More >>
Restoration Call For Area ‘The Size Of China’ To Protect Falling Biodiversity And Food Insecurity
Friday, 4 June 2021, 6:19 am | UN News
An area of land roughly the size of China needs restoring if the planet’s biodiversity and the communities who rely on it are to be protected, UN agencies said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) and UN Environment Programme’s ( ... More >>
Risk Of COVID-19 Surge Threatens Africa's Health Facilities
Friday, 4 June 2021, 6:18 am | UN News
Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency said on Thursday. The appeal to the continent’s authorities to boost lifesaving facilities comes as the World Health Organization ... More >>
Climate Change Threatens Winged Harbinger Of Spring
Friday, 4 June 2021, 5:09 am | UN News
A sure sign of spring in northern Europe is the arrival of the Arctic tern bird, but ahead of the UN’s World Migratory Bird Day experts fear the warming of the oceans in its nesting grounds in the northern Atlantic is threatening its very existence. ... More >>
COVID Crisis To Push Global Unemployment Over 200 Million Mark In 2022
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 6:55 pm | UN News
The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of more than 200 million people next year, with women and youth workers worst-hit, UN labour experts said on Wednesday. The International Labour Organization ... More >>
Invasive Pest Spread Another Fallout From Climate Change, UN-backed Study Finds
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 3:59 pm | UN News
Climate change is making pests which ravage important agricultural crops even more destructive, heightening threats to global food security and the environment, a UN-backed study published on Wednesday has found. The scientific review looks at 15 plant pests ... More >>
‘Simply No Scenario’ Where Humanity Can Survive On An Ocean-free Planet
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 5:59 am | UN News
The world must harness “clear, transformative and actionable solutions” to address the ocean crisis, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Tuesday, opening a meeting to generate momentum towards the 2022 UN Ocean Conference , when public ... More >>
Vaccine Equity At Heart Of New $50 Billion Plan To End Pandemic, Drive Recovery
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 5:53 am | UN News
Governments are being urged to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to end the COVID-19 pandemic and drive a fast recovery, announced on Tuesday by the heads of the world’s predominant global financing, health and trade agencies. The plan seeks to scale-up ... More >>
Grave Concerns Over 'Dire' And Deteriorating Situation In War-torn Tigray Region
Saturday, 29 May 2021, 6:01 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing dire food insecurity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after months of conflict. In an alert, the UN sexual ... More >>
Thousands In Goma Evacuated Amid Fears Of Further Volcanic Eruption
Saturday, 29 May 2021, 5:59 pm | UN News
The threat of new volcanic eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have triggered thousands of residents to flee from the eastern city of Goma, the UN humanitarian office said on Friday. Speaking at a UN ... More >>
Use Africa’s Rich Heritage As ‘Catalyst’ For Transformation, Urges Guterres
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 3:42 pm | UN News
A call to use Africa’s rich cultural and natural heritage as a catalyst for growth and transformation is “the right appeal at the right time”, the UN chief told a three-day forum on the continent’s future held online on Wednesday. Opening the ... More >>
UN Chief Following Mali Crisis ‘with Concern’ As Security Council Strongly Condemns Arrests
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 3:41 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s transitional government following the apparent forced departure of both the President and Prime Minister on Tuesday, by the leader of last August’s military ... More >>
Tools To Protect Civilians In Conflict Exist, But Not The Will To Apply Them, Lowcock Tells Security Council
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 5:16 am | UN News
The international legal framework and tools are all there to protect civilians caught up in conflict, and now it’s time for governments and armed groups to apply them, the UN relief chief told the Security Council on Tuesday. Emergency Relief Coordinator ... More >>
Somali Leaders Walk ‘Back From The Brink’, Resume Talks On Critical Elections
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 6:52 am | UN News
A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension , the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, expressing hope that a consensus on ... More >>
Africa Essential For Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction And Peace
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 6:25 am | UN News
Africa’s rich, diverse cultural and natural heritage, is important for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and “building and maintaining peace”, the UN chief said on Tuesday, marking the international day celebrating the continent. ... More >>
Share Gains From Extracting Precious Raw Materials More Equitably, Guard Against Pitfalls, Cautions Guterres
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 6:24 am | UN News
Extracting minerals, metals and other valuable raw materials from the earth, represents a “crucial juncture” between resources, ecosystems and people, all of which have an essential role to play in advancing sustainability and equity, the UN chief said ... More >>
Military Gender Advocate Of The Year Highlights ‘Crucial Gender Dimensions’ In Darfur
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 6:04 pm | UN News
UNAMID Kenyan peacekeeper, Steplyne Nyaboga, conducts basic gender training to Pakistani troops in Darfur. (file) The UN chief on Monday, commended an award-winning Kenyan peacekeeper for her gender-mainstreaming work while serving in the restive Darfur ... More >>
One Blue Helmet Lost Is ‘One Too Many’: UN Peacekeeping Chief Reports Spike In 2021 Fatalities
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 4:19 pm | UN News
UN blue helmets face an increasing number of attacks throughout the complex environments in which they work, the head of the Organization’s peacekeeping operations told the Security Council on Monday. In an update on the measures taken to strengthen ... More >>
Guterres Deeply Concerned Over ‘Forced Landing’ And Arrest Of Belarus Opposition Journalist, As Condemnation Grows
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 4:07 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” over the apparent forced landing of a commercial passenger jet over Belarus, and the subsequent detention of a prominent dissident and journalist by authorities there. On Sunday, Roman Protasevich ... More >>
